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Ayurvedic Medicine Known as Chyawanprash

Before going into the story behind Chyawanprash, let’s recall the ashvamedha yagya of Lord Rama in Ramayana. The rishi Agasthya and rishi Vashista advised Lord Rama to assign rishi Chyavana to help in performing the ashvamedha yagya. Lord Rama then told Hanumanji to invite and bring Chyavana to Ayodhya.

Before Hanumanji left, rishi Agasthya warned Hanumanji that rishi Chyavana was doing penance at the bank of the Sarayu River, and is a very fractious person who gives harsh punishment even for small mistakes. Hanumanji was poised that nothing will happen in prabhus work, so if something happens he would receive the curse as blessings by taking prabhu’s name.

When Hanumanji reached the place of rishi Chyavana son of Bhrigu, he observed that the place was like heaven full of happiness and brightness due to the intense penance of the rishi Chyavana. Hanumanji was confused that how rishi Chyavana was looking so young and had radiance; he moved forward towards the rishi but suddenly a sound came from behind warning him not to move forward, otherwise he would receive the rishi’s harsh punishment.

It was a woman who had warned him. She spoke to Hanumanji, and he told about his wish to take the rishi to Ayodhya, but she replied to wait until the rishi completes his mantra japa. Waking him in between would enrage him and end up in a disaster. She said even I am suffering the results for the same mistake. Hanumanji was curious and requested her to narrate the story so that he would come to know more about the rishi and which might hom help him to convey the message of Lord Rama.

The women started to narrate the story, many years before rishi Chyavana was in deep penance, his meditation power was such that light was traversing from his eyes and ants made an anthill around him. Astreak of light was glowing from the holes of the anthill.

It was a woman who had warned him. She spoke to Hanumanji, and he told about his wish to take the rishi to Ayodhya, but she replied to wait until the rishi completes his mantra japa. Waking him in between would enrage him and end up in a disaster. She said even I am suffering the results for the same mistake. Hanumanji was curious and requested her to narrate the story so that he would come to know more about the rishi and which might hom help him to convey the message of Lord Rama.

The women started to narrate the story, many years before rishi Chyavana was in deep penance, his meditation power was such that light was traversing from his eyes and ants made an anthill around him. Astreak of light was glowing from the holes of the anthill.